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Otto Günsche
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Otto Günsche (September 24, 1917 – October 2, 2003) was a Sturmbannführer in the SS and was a member of Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler before he became Adolf Hitler's personal adjutant.
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[edit] Biography
Günsche was born in Jena in Thuringia. He was present at the 20 July 1944 attempt to kill Hitler.
As the end of the Third Reich became imminent, Hitler asked Günsche to ensure that his body would be burnt after his death. Having done so, Günsche left the Führerbunker a few hours later, on 30 April 1945. He was captured by Soviet troops encircling the city soon thereafter.
He was imprisoned in Bautzen and released in 1956. During his imprisonment Günsche was a primary contributor to Operation Myth, the biography of Hitler that was provided to Joseph Stalin. The report was published in 2005 under the title "The Hitler Book: The Secret Dossier Prepared for Stalin from the Interrogations of Hitler's Personal Aides".
He died of heart failure at his home in Lohmar in 2003. He had three children, including a son named Kai.
[edit] Portrayal in the media
Otto Günsche has been portrayed by the following actors in film and television productions.
- Hannes Schiel in the 1955 West German film Der Letzte Akt (Hitler: The Last Ten Days).[1]
- Dan Meaden in the 1973 British television production The Death of Adolf Hitler.[2]
- Götz Otto in the 2004 German film Downfall (Der Untergang).[3]
[edit] Bibliography
- James P. O'Donnell, The Bunker
- Eberle, Hendrik and Matthias Uhl, eds. "The Hitler Book: The Secret Dossier Prepared for Stalin from the Interrogations of Hitler's Personal Aides".
[edit] References
- ^ "Letzte Akt, Der (1955)" (in English). IMDb.com. Retrieved on May 8, 2008.
- ^ "The Death of Adolf Hitler (1973) (TV)" (in English). IMDb.com. Retrieved on May 8, 2008.
- ^ "Untergang, Der (2004)" (in English). IMDb.com. Retrieved on May 8, 2008.
[edit] External links
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[edit] References
- ^ "Letzte Akt, Der (1955)" (in English). IMDb.com. Retrieved on May 8, 2008.
- ^ "The Death of Adolf Hitler (1973) (TV)" (in English). IMDb.com. Retrieved on May 8, 2008.
- ^ "Untergang, Der (2004)" (in English). IMDb.com. Retrieved on May 8, 2008.
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